Leon Haslam and the Moto Rapido Ducati Racing team hit the top of the times in the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship Free Practice session of the season at Oulton Park, leading Bradley Ray by 0.146s.
Haslam set the fastest lap at the midpoint of the opening session, setting a pace under the existing lap record to move ahead of his title rivals with Ray and Storm Stacey completing the top three for Bathams AJN Racing BMW.
Danny Kent held off Josh Brookes for fourth place as the McAMS Racing Yamaha and DAO Racing Honda teams made it five different teams inside the top five.
Tommy Bridewell was back inside the top ten in sixth place for Honda Racing UK, just ahead of fellow Honda riders Charlie Nesbitt and Lee Jackson. Christian Iddon and reigning champion Kyle Ryde completed the top ten.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Oulton Park, Free Practice 1 result:
- Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) 1m:33.665s
- Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha) +0.146s
- Storm Stacey (Bathams AJN Racing BMW) +0.332s
- Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) +0.444s
- Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda) +0.550s
- Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +0.624s
- Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +0.637s
- Lee Jackson (DAO Racing Honda) +0.917s
- Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +1.037s
- Kyle Ryde (OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +1.042s
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